Tool.



No. 802,849. PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905. A. J. EDDINS & P. W. AGNELL.

TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31.1905.

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ANDREW J. EDDINS AND PETER W. AGNELL, OF BIGSPRING, TEXAS.

TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24:, 1905.

Application filed ly 31, 1905. Serial No. 272.040.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ANDREW J. EDDINS and PETER WV. AGNELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Bigspring, in the county of Howard and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tools, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention pertains to tools; and it contemplates the provision of a simple and inexpensive tool through the medium of which rust and dirt may be cut from the grooves of coupling members employed in connecting SGCblOllr: of air-brake hose, and new gaskets may be introduced to position, and this expeditiously and with but a minimum amount of effort on the part of the user of the tool.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claim when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a perspective view'of the tool constituting the present and preferred embodiment of our invention; Fig. 2, a top plan view of the forward portion of the tool, and Fig. an elevation of the forward end of the tool.

Similar letters of reference design ate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

Our novel tool comprises two members A and B, each of which is formed of a single piece of steel or other suitable metal, and a pintle-C, preferably a bolt and nut. as shown, connecting the members A and B together, so as to permit of each of said members being swung in opposite directions on the other.

As shown in Fig. 1, each of the members A and B has a straight intermediate portion a, an outwardly-curved handle portion 6 at the rear end of the intermediate portion, and a forward arm 0, extending laterally from the intermediate portion a and terminating in a toothed or serrated cutter (Z, arranged parallel or approximately parallel to the edge of the intermediate portion a. The intermediate portions a/ of the two members A and B are arranged side by side, and the handle portions 6 rest opposite each other. The arms 0, however, diverge from the point where they merge into the intermediate portions (4, and the cutter (Z of one extends toward the rear of the tool, while the cutter (Z of the other is directed forwardly. From this it follows that by swinging the handle portion of either of the members A and B on the other the arms 0 may be arranged side by side throughout their length to permit of said arms and their cutters being readily introduced into a coupling member from the groove of which rust and dirt are to be cut to make way for the reception of a new gasket. It will also be observed that when the arms 0 and cutters (Z are inserted in the coupling member in the manner stated and the members A and B are returned to the relative positions illustrated the cutters will be moved in opposite directions, so as to engage the rust and dirt at opposite points, so that when the tool is turned said cutters will expeditiously remove the dust and dirt and lit the groove for the reception of a new gasket. After the groove of the coupling member is thoroughly cleared the handle portions of the tool are manipulated to remove the arms 0 and cutters (Z from the coup ling member, when said coupling member will be ready for the reception of a new gasket. To introduce a new gasket in the coupling member, the gasket is placed in the member by hand, after which the tapered handle portion of the tool is inserted in the gasket and turned on its axis and in that way used to force the gasket into proper position in the groove of the coupling member.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that with the aid of our novel tool a coupling member may be quickly fitted to receive a new gasket, and the new gasket may be readily positioned in proper manner in the coupling member with but very little eli'ort.

Having described our invention, What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

In a tool, the combination of members respectively comprising a straight intermediate portion, an outwardl v-curved handle at the rear end of the intermediate portion, and an arm, at the forward end of the interi'nediate portion, terminating in an angular cutter; the intermediate portions being arranged side by side, the arms diverging from the point Where our hands in presence of two subscribing Witthey merge 1nto the lntermediate portions, and nesses.

the cutters on said arms being oppositely di- ANDREW J. EDDINS.

rented, and a pintle pivotally connecting the PETER W. AGNELL. 5 intermediate portions of the members together Witnesses:

at a point back of the arms. J. H. BAGGETT,

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set J. M. BATES. 

